Helicon Books has signed an agreement with the Korean company Gitden Inc for marketing the full range of their products, with emphasis on Gitden EPUB3 Reader.

As a leading experts in EPUB3 technology this agreement enhances the range of products offered by Helicon Books, which currently includes expert service for publishers including social DRM and eBook production.

Gitden Reader can be effective for simple and advanced eBooks, especially for textbooks and children’s books that require complicated features. The Fixed Layout option keeps the design structure and presents it on tablets as well as on smart phones similar to original design.

The two main products developed by Gitden Inc. and now available through Helicon Books are:

EPUB3 Gitden Reader for iOS and Apple supporting the entire range of EPUB3 options including the following core features: Fixed Layout, video, audio, Media Overlay, JavaScript, SVG and interactive SVG, interactivity, animation and a wide variety of reading orientations including left to right, right to left and top to bottom.

Gitden DRM support for Gitden Reader: The Gitden DRM is an encryption algorithm allowing publishers to encrypt the book in a method that will be readable on Gitden Reader.

As well as the core features, the Gitden EPUB Reader is also available for white label licensing through Helicon Books, and can be customized to a variety of customer requirements. And for the more advanced - an API library (also available for licensing) enables developers to build their own application.

Helicon Books CEO, Ori Idan says: “We believe the Gitden Reader is the most advanced EPUB3 Reader for Android, and we are very proud to announce this new launch of their products in our market. This reader supports more EPUB3 features than any other reader we have encountered.”

Helicon Books and Gitden are working together to further promote the adoption of advanced technologies for eBooks, making digital books readable on any system and in any language.

About Helicon Books
Helicon Books is a technology and services company assisting publishers with introducing and adopting advanced technologies for digital Books. Helicon Books provide conversion services as well as tailor-made software for publishers, online readers and reading applications for Android